Earthquake details

Saturday, April 16, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Samoa on Saturday, April 16, 2005 at 07:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Apia (Samoa - WS), about 183.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude -172.642 and latitude -15.246.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	-15.246, -172.642
UTC time	2005-04-16 07:49:31.160

Location	Apia
Country	Samoa (WS)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-04-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Apia	183.4 km
Nasinu	994.1 km
Suva	1005.2 km
Lautoka	1090.1 km
Nadi	1098.3 km
Port Vila	2050.6 km
Noumea	2335.7 km
Tarawa	2431.2 km
Faaa	2472.1 km
Whangarei	2623.6 km
Auckland	2708.5 km
Papatoetoe	2716.5 km

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